Social Studies

This will be used for several assignments. Listen to the exact
instructions of Mrs. Ruckstadter.



Read the PP lesson below and take notes in your writer's notebook. Complete
the five questions at the end of lesson 3.
Greece Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Powerpoint


Sparta vs. Athens




January 27, 2016
1. Read pages 188-195 and complete the questions on page 195 of your textbook.
2. What were the Spartans like?
Read and summarize the main points of all eight reasons. Please write on loose leaf paper so you can turn it in to me.

December 7, 2015

Today you will determine the positive and negatives of being an Egyptian Pharaoh. Complete the T Chart on the cart.

If there is time you can have them write an explanation as to why or why not they should be looked at as a God if they were the Pharaoh of Egypt.

December 8, 2015


The above is not a T chart. You are to fill in the claim and evidence for each person. Remember you are reading from the perspective of the person speaking. They each come with a different perspective. I have provided hard copies for you. They are located on the cart.


Africa





Egypt

Ancient Egypt Book



Mesopotamia Websites

Notes for Day 1 Mesopotamia and its fertile land
Fertile Crescent Information
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0035b-fertile-cresent.php


Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/agriculture.html

Mesopotamia Geography
http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/geography.html

 http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/index.html

 http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html

 http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/early-farming.html

Notes for Day 2 Sumer, Babylon, Assyria Civilizations
 What is a civilization?
http://www.mrdowling.com/603-civilization.html
Sumerian Civilization:

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/sumer.html
 http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0036-sumerian-civilization.php
 http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0037-mesopotanian-empire.php
 http://www.mrdowling.com/603-sumerians.html

Babylon:
 http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/babylon.html

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0038-hammurabi-babylonian-empire.php
 http://www.mrdowling.com/603-hammurabi.html
Assyrian Civilization:
 http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/assyria.html
 http://www.mrdowling.com/603-assyrians.html

Egypt Websites
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/egypt/

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/Egypt.html

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt.php

http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/egypt

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/egypt.html




Social Studies: a part of a school concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society.

Geography Quizzes (Test your knowledge)
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/geography/


Social Studies links by chapter

Current Event Websites

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/

Map Websites

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/ssmaps.html

Mesopotamia

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/

http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/